Fossil insects in Gondwana - localities and palaeodiversity trends

• Autorzy: Schluter T
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The faunal history of insects in the various fragments of Gondwana is presented. The first part of the paper summarizes the current knowledge of its insect-bearing localities, particularly their stratigraphy and fossil content, emphasizing the record of the higher systematic groups. The second part discusses some trends of their palaeobiodiversity as evidenced from the above mentioned sites. Generally, the knowledge of the fossil Gondwanan insect faunae is still much lower than that of the Laurasian ones, but has considerably increased over the last decade. Altogether about 85 localities are known from Gondwana, with a maximum of sites in Permian and a minimum in Jurassic times. Best represented is South America. Fossil insects of Gondwana are probably less known than those of Laurasia due to inadequate exploration rather than unfavourable conditions for the formation of deposits.

Słowa kluczowe

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locality; fossil; biodiversity; Gondwana; paleofauna; Phanerozoic; insect

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 46
• Numer: Suppl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.345-371,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Schluter T

• UNESCO Nairobi Office, P.O.Box 30592 Nairobi, Kenya

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